Rumpelstiltskin and Other Tales by Brothers Grimm

Author:Brothers Grimm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: In order to make himself appear more important, a miller lies to a king, telling him that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The king calls for the girl, shuts her in a tower room filled with straw and a spinning wheel, and demands that she spin the straw into gold by morning. Rumpelstiltskin is one of the fifty European fairy tales featured in this volume of Grim’s Fairy tales.The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who together collected folklore. They are among the most well-known storytellers of European folk tales, and their work popularized such stories as Cinderella (ISBN: 9781909438323), The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel (ISBN: 9781909438415), Rapunzel (ISBN: 9781909438392), Rumpelstiltskin (ISBN: 9781909904156), and Snow White (ISBN: 9781909438361).Rumpelstiltskin, brothers Grimm, witch, fairy tale, legend, children, magic, bedtime, stories, folklore, good and evil, family, society, social, heart-warming
Publisher: Sovereign
Published: 2013-10-03T00:00:00+00:00

The Ear of Corn

In former times, when God himself still walked the earth, the fruitfulness of the soil was much greater than it is now; then the ears of corn did not bear fifty or sixty, but four or five hundred-fold. Then the corn grew from the bottom to the very top o f the stalk, and according to the length of the stalk was the length of the ear. Men however are so made, that when they are too well off they no longer value the blessings which come from God, but grow indifferent and careless. One day a woman was passing by a corn-field when her little child, who was running beside her, fell into a puddle, and dirtied her frock. On this the mother tore up a handful of the beautiful ears of corn, and cleaned the frock with them.

When the Lord, who just then came by, saw that, he was angry, and said, “Henceforth shall the stalks of corn bear no more ears; men are no longer worthy of heavenly gifts.” The by-standers who heard this, were terrified, and fell on their knees and prayed that he would still leave something on the stalks, even if the people were undeserving of it, for the sake of the innocent birds which would otherwise have to starve. The Lord, who foresaw their suffering, had pity on them, and granted the request. So the ears were left as they now grow.

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